We finished Calvin’s nursery earlier this year when he was just a couple of months old. It took a while because we had to knock down walls and reconfigure the hallway to turn the second floor’s former kitchen into a bedroom. Doors were moved, plumbing was taken out, walls were added, wallpaper was stripped, walls were painted. Big changes! I also continued my monthly photo project with Calvin, but instead of sharing them here every month I switched to quarterly updates. Of course the most fun ones are when there’s a full year to look back at.

And with that, I’m signing off until the new year. Brandon is taking Eleanor and August to see Star Wars today, we’ll be preparing to host family for Christmas, and then the plan is to enjoy a little time off. Just the five of us, plus a rotating crew of electricians. (I’m just glad the work is moving along.)

Thank you for being here, and happy holidays, everyone! Can’t wait to see you again in January!

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Lindy

December 22, 2015 at 12:24 pm

Please let us know how your kids did with the new Star Wars movie, my son is a die hard Star Wars fan and wants to see it but I was afraid it would be too scary for him. He is only 4 but will be 5 soon.

Brandon went to see it with his sisters a couple of days ago — he wanted to see it before bringing the kids to determine if it would be too scary. They’re there now. He had some concerns but thought they’d be all right. I’ll let you know!

What a year, Nicole. Congratulations to mastering it so perfectly. Your posts are so inspiring, your home so lovely and your kids so cute. To an amazing New Year. I’m excited to read your blog in 2016.
xx, Stephanie aka FrauSchmitt